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Deadly Deterrence: Border Patrol Authority, Pursuits, And Deported Witnesses, Shaw Drake

San Diego Law Review

Since 1994, the United States has perpetrated a border policy based on the idea that tougher enforcement will mean fewer people will cross the border—termed “prevention through deterrence.” But this idea has never fulfilled its stated aim and has turned into something resembling a border ideology rather than a border policy based in fact and reality. The results have been deadly.

This Article examines a small slice of the results of this deadly border policy as it looks at Border Patrol vehicle pursuits and the deportation of those who witness Border Patrol misconduct. It also provides an overview of the …

Nano-Second Pulsed Laser Ablation Of Inconel 718 And Mmpcd For Simultaneous Optimal Ablation Rate And Surface Quality, Ahmed Elkaseer, Islam Abdelgaliel, Jon Lambarri, Iban Quintana, Steffen Scholz, Mohamed Aly

Mechanical Engineering

This study investigates the ablation performance of Inconel 718, a nickel-based superalloy, and metalmatrix polycrystalline diamond (MMPCD), a super composite, using a nano-second (ns) pulsed laseracross a range of ablation conditions. Single trenches varying in energy fluence and scanning speedswere created, analyzing the experimental responses in terms of ablation rate and surface roughness.Using regression techniques, models were developed to understand these relationships. Four multi-objective optimization algorithms, weighted value grey wolf optimizer (WVGWO), multi-objectivePareto search (MOPS), multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA), and multi-objective sunfloweroptimization (MOSFO), were employed to optimize these models. Key findings include MMPCDachieving the highest ablation rates at maximum fluence …

Nos Inhibition Sensitizes Metaplastic Breast Cancer To Pi3k Inhibition And Taxane Therapy Via C-Jun Repression, Tejaswini Reddy, Akshjot Puri, Liliana Guzman-Rojas, Christoforos Thomas, Wei Qian, Jianying Zhou, Hong Zhao, Bijan Mahboubi, Adrian Oo, Young-Jae Cho, Baek Kim, Jose Thaiparambil, Roberto Rosato, Karina Ortega Martinez, Maria Florencia Chervo, Camila Ayerbe, Noah Giese, David Wink, Stephen Lockett, Stephen Wong, Jeffrey Chang, Savitri Krishnamurthy, Clinton Yam, Stacy Moulder, Helen Piwnica-Worms, Funda Meric-Bernstam, Jenny Chang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Metaplastic breast cancer (MpBC) is a highly chemoresistant subtype of breast cancer with no standardized therapy options. A clinical study in anthracycline-refractory MpBC patients suggested that nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor NG-monomethyl-l-arginine (L-NMMA) may augment anti-tumor efficacy of taxane. We report that NOS blockade potentiated response of human MpBC cell lines and tumors to phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor alpelisib and taxane. Mechanistically, NOS blockade leads to a decrease in the S-nitrosylation of c-Jun NH

Impact Of Compaction Process On The Carbon Epoxy Composite Under Varied Environmental Conditions, Maryam Al Kuwaiti, Amir Hussain Idrisi, Asima Zahoor, Mostafa S. Elsayed, Dinu Thomas Thekkuden, Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad

Michigan Tech Publications

Fibre-reinforced polymeric composites utilized in aerospace settings, experience varying environmental conditions throughout their operational lifespan. The major factors that can have adverse effects on their long-term performance are water and temperature. The present study investigates how the determinants such as water and temperature impact the structural integrity of plain weave woven carbon/epoxy laminated composites and further categorizing them into compacted and non-compacted groups. The compacted group involves in-process compactions during composite lay-up and the use of bleeders/breathers around the laminate, whereas the non-compacted group lacks these procedures. Specimens comprising twelve plies are created and submerged in water heating chambers set …

Pendekatan Berdiferensiasi Pada Pelajaran Pendidikan Jasmani Olahraga Dan Kesehatan, Fatih Iqbal Maulana, Febrita Paulina Heynoek

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

Differentiated learning particularly in health, sport and physical education is limited and rarely practiced by educators. Therefore, here we would like to evaluate research through a literature review on the use of differentiated instruction in teaching physical education, sport, and health. Then the purpose of writing this literature review is to (1) explain how the differentiated approach is done, (2) what happens when the differentiated approach is applied and why, and (3) the possibilities that arise when the differentiated approach is used in physical education, sports, and health education. After the scientific publications were analyzed, researchers used Google Scholar to …

Cross-Generational Perception Analysis Of The Role Of Sharia Economics In Reducing Social Inequality In Jakarta (Case Study Of Gen Z, Gen Y, Gen X, And Early Gen X), Kuncoro Hadi, Nuraini Nuraini

Journal of Middle East and Islamic Studies

This study aims to analyze cross-generational perceptions of the role of Islamic economics in reducing social inequality in Jakarta. Using a quantitative approach, this study collected data from 994 respondents divided into four age groups (18-25 years, 26-35 years, 36-45 years, and 46-55 years). Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test to evaluate differences in perceptions between age groups on the basic principles of Islamic economics, the fairness of the system, and the effectiveness of its implementation. The results showed significant differences in understanding and perception between age groups, with 26-35 years old having the highest level of understanding. The …

The Development Trend Of Belt And Road Initiative In Egypt, Shuang Wu, Yon Machmudi

Journal of Middle East and Islamic Studies

This article discusses three main points: First, Egypt occupies an undoubted central position in the Arab world. Second, in addition to its great regional influence, Egypt also occupies an important geographical position. Egypt is located on the two continents of Europe and Asia, and the Suez Canal in it is an important energy channel for the Indian Ocean to enter Europe and the Mediterranean. Third, China and Egypt have a history of friendly exchanges. Since the drastic changes in the Middle East in 2011, Egypt's national power has gradually weakened. To achieve economic development and social stability, Egypt urgently needs …

How Halal Certification And Islamic Ethics Tackle Greenwashing: New Solutions For A Sustainable Economy, Muhammad Afif Ryan Pratama

Journal of Middle East and Islamic Studies

This research explores the role of halal certification and Islamic ethics in addressing greenwashing within the financial sector. Greenwashing, the practice of exaggerating environmental responsibility, undermines genuine sustainability efforts and trust among consumers and investors. Islamic finance, based on principles of transparency, social justice, and ethical business practices, provides a robust framework to counter such deceptive practices. The study proposes expanding halal certification to incorporate environmental standards, ensuring that companies demonstrate both ethical and sustainable practices. This integrated approach offers a unique solution to combat greenwashing and aligns with broader sustainability goals. By including sustainability in halal certification, the credibility …

Cultural Adaptation And Environmental Challenges: A Case Study Of Nubian Communities In Egypt Through The Lens Of Cultural Ecology Theory, Imam Wicaksono, Sherif Sa’Ad Algayyar, Ahmed Hassan Mohammad Hassan

Journal of Middle East and Islamic Studies

The purpose of this study is to investigate how the ecological changes brought about by the building of the Aswan Dam have affected the Nubian community's social structure, cultural identity, and coping mechanisms. The study emphasizes how important it is to comprehend how people interact with their surroundings considering modernization, which frequently jeopardizes the viability of regional customs. In addition to a literature review approach, a thematic analysis grounded in Julian Steward's cultural ecology theory—which highlights how societies adjust to changes in their physical surroundings—was used. The results show that ecological changes have profoundly impacted the Nubian people's cultural rites, …

Pancasila As The Philosophical Foundation Of The Indonesian Curriculum, Nurbaya Pulhehe, Babang Robandi

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

The philosophical foundation of Pancasila, comprised of five principles, plays a significant role in shaping Indonesia's education system. These principles guide curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation, reflecting the nation's educational goals and desired student outcomes. This paper examines the philosophical underpinnings of Pancasila, with a focus on content and graduate competence standards, examining their relationship with educational objectives and their implications for the national curriculum. Utilizing a literature review methodology, the research highlights the critical influence of Pancasila on curriculum development and educational planning in Indonesia. The findings indicate that Pancasila serves as a central philosophical framework guiding Indonesia's national …

Symbolic Cultural Value: Creativity And Counterproductivity In Citayam Fashion Week 2022 In Indonesia, Fuad Noorzeha, Agus Sutono, John Abraham Ziswan Suryosumunar

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

The phenomenon of Citayam Fashion Week has symbolically influenced the way lower-class youth dress in central Jakarta. What was once an urban area in Sudirman has transformed into a fashion arena after videos of young people sporting distinctive clothing styles went viral. More than just a social gathering, this occurrence has attracted significant attention on social media, showcasing unique fashion expressions. However, this spontaneous and instantaneous trend has sparked a wide range of responses, with opinions varying from viewing it as a creative expression to considering it counterproductive. This study employs Jean Baudrillard’s theory as its formal framework in qualitative …

Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Concrete; Synthesis, Development And Characterization, Heba Fouad

Theses and Dissertations

Geopolymers are rendered as an essential sustainable replacement to the widely used Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) which causes immense carbon dioxide emissions, hence a detrimental impact on society’s health and the environment. Geopolymers are three-dimensional networks of polymerized tetrahedral silicate and aluminate in the form of Q4(4Al), Q4(3Al) and Q4(2Al) which act as the principal binding phase in concrete. Past research has reported the synthesis of geopolymers from different aluminosilicates precursors, their characterization, and their wide range properties. However, previous studies still have not properly investigated effective range of synthesis ratios for a particular source material, optimum curing regimes, short- …

Multimodal Based Television Recommendation, Shravan Nayak, Tamojit Chatterjee, Sundaramoorthy Murugesan, Venkata Gangadhar Kanchu, Kopal Niranjan, Priyanshi Sharma, Kanishka Mishra

Defensive Publications Series

Systems and techniques are proposed that provide an improved experience for a user when interacting with a television (TV) application running on a media player. The TV application may interface with media content providers to fetch media content for streaming to and viewing on the media player by way of the internet. The media player may be a computing device (e.g., a Smart TV, a tablet computer, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a mobile computing device) connected to a network and interfaced to the internet.

The TV application may receive media content recommendations from a recommendation engine. The recommendation …

Network-Based Distributed Low Rank Adaptation Adapter System, Nadhem J. Al-Fardan

Defensive Publications Series

Presented herein are novel techniques for integrating low-rank adaptation (LoRA) adapters in a distributed Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) environment while addressing privacy concerns. By hosting a base model and the adapters on separate GPUs, the techniques provide for balancing computational efficiency with data security. Through the techniques proposed herein, a dynamic system for AI model inference can be provided that separates the base model and the LoRA adapter onto different GPUs or two groups of clustered GPUs connected via a network. A cluster is defined as a set of GPUs that run a similar binary such as a base model …

Playing Proverbs With Madame De Genlis, Rebecca Cypess

ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640–1830

The theatrical genre known as the proverbe dramatique, which flourished as a pastime of French high society during the late eighteenth century, has often been understood through the written exemplars left by the author and artist Louis Carrogis, known as Carmontelle. Yet Carmontelle’s literary contributions to the genre have obscured the vast range of activities known as jouer des proverbes (playing proverbs)—activities associated especially with women—which included conversational games, pantomime, poetry, dance, and music making. Attending to the many descriptions of jouer des proverbes left by Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de Saint-Aubin, the Com­tesse de Genlis, reveals that the literary …

Simulating An Eighteenth-Century Enlightenment Salon: Embodied Experience And Scholarly Investigation, Jennifer M. Jones

ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640–1830

This paper reflects on my experience simulating an 18th-century French salon for an academic conference and in an undergraduate classroom. I argue that simulating a salon is heuristically as well as pedagogically useful and allows historians to test hypotheses about the nature of the salon and the role of the salonnière proposed by scholars such as Dena Goodman and Antoine Lilti. The essay also engages with some of the important insights gained from feminist and performance theory regarding historical reenactment. Thus I caution against naive attempts to reenact the past and instead suggest practices that foster open-ended conversations about the …

Introduction: The Salon And The Senses In Eighteenth-Century France, Jennifer M. Jones, Rebecca Cypess

ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640–1830

An introduction to a special collection of essays exploring the salon and the senses in eighteenth-century France. Provides an overview of the critical historiography on the salon and the role of salon hostesses. Explores new approaches to salon within the context of the history of the senses, with attention to the role of art, music, and sociability in salon culture. Provides an overview of the essays in the collection.

Leading Towards The Queerest Insurrection: Queer Anarchism And Leadership Studies, Josie Holland

Interdisciplinary Journal of Leadership Studies

Leadership shapes our world, our narratives, and what is possible to imagine. Unfortunately, leadership studies has some trouble imagining queer leadership, or rather, queer theory and leadership studies. In order to integrate the more abstract aspects of queer theory with the largely evidence-based field of leadership studies, I draw on the texts, history, practices, and theory of queer anarchism. This article aims to highlight a gap in leadership studies as it currently stands, and through accounting for the absence of queer anarchism in leadership studies, expand what leadership looks like. To this end, I suggest the framing of ‘leadership acts’ …

Vaccines Targeting P53 Mutants Elicit Anti-Tumor Immunity, Dafei Chai, Xu Wang, Chunmei Fan, Junhao Wang, Jing Ming Lim, Xinfang Yu, Ken H Young, Yong Li

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The p53 tumor suppressor is commonly mutated in cancer; however, there are no effective treatments targeting p53 mutants. A DNA vaccine gWIZ-S237G targeting the p53 S237G mutant, which is highly expressed in A20 murine tumor cells, was developed and administered intramuscularly via electroporation, either alone or in combination with PD1 blockade. The anti-p53-S237G immunization elicited a robust protective response against subcutaneous A20 tumors and facilitated the infiltration of immune cells including CD8+ T cells, NK cells, and DCs. The vaccine enhanced the induction and maturation of CD11c+, CD103+CD11c+, and CD8+CD11c+ cells, which in turn promoted tumor-specific antibody production, as well …

Experimental Insights Into Friction Losses Of Post-Tensioned Precast Full-Scale Girders, Mostafa Serry

Theses and Dissertations

The use of post-tensioning in construction has revolutionized the construction industry and made way for several construction and structural applications that were unattainable before. One of the most important topics that are synonymous with the use of post-tensioning is the matter of accurately calculating the short-term and long-term losses that arise in pre-stress. One of the prominent types of losses is the friction losses that occur during the jacking of the concrete elements due to its impact on structural integrity and longevity.

The thesis examines this critical aspect of friction losses in post-tensioned concrete structures. The study focuses on full-scale, …

Using Gis To Visualize Daily Routines At The Neighborhood And Household Scales: A Feminist Approach Using A Nineteenth-Century Diary, Sterling D. Quinn

Journal of Feminist Scholarship

Feminist scholars in the discipline of geography have noted the ways that routine activities at the household and neighborhood scales contribute to power relations and identity formation. Geographic information systems (GIS), with their ability to create multiple visual representations of people’s experiences in space at any scale, hold great potential for revealing these local processes and patterns that are often lost or invisible in broader historical narratives, especially when they pertain to women and children. This article contributes an example by using GIS to encode and map everyday events in a diary kept by Elisabeth Koren, a nineteenth-century Norwegian immigrant …

Spectral Differencing Of Glories Reflects Cloud Droplet Size Distribution, Ilan Koren, Alex Kostinski, Uri Wollner

Michigan Tech Publications

The glory, a striking optical phenomenon seen from space in unpolarized satellite images can be mapped onto the cloud's droplet sizes with a characteristic scale of 10 (Formula presented.). Such a mapping allows us to infer the mean and variance of the cloud droplets' radius, an important property that has remained elusive and inaccessible to passive unpolarized satellite sensing. Here, we propose a simple and robust polarization-like differential approach to map the glory's spectral properties to the desired moments of the droplet size distribution. By taking the differences between two spectrally close channels, we reduce multiple scattering contributions and amplify …

A Quantitative Approach To Evaluating Multi-Event Resilience In Oil Pipeline Incidents, Labiba N. Asha, Nita Yodo, Ying Huang

Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study introduces a quantitative approach to evaluating the resilience of oil pipeline systems against various natural and physical disruptions. Resilience is increasingly essential in critical infrastructure to ensure continuous operations and minimize disruption impacts. However, existing quantitative methods often need specific time-dependent data, making measuring resilience in pipeline infrastructure challenging. To address this gap, this paper proposed a comprehensive framework by integrating the existing incident database with key features of assessing failure probabilities based on historical events and developing multi-event resilience indicators based on system performance under various disruptions. The methodology employs event tree analysis to quantify the probabilities …

Application Of Satellite Interferometry To Tailings Damages To Determine Their Stability, Mukhlisa Khasanovna Rakhimova

Technical science and innovation

In our country and abroad, the construction of special alluvial hydraulic structures - tailings storage facilities - is being carried out on a large scale for storing waste from the mineral enrichment process, the operation of which requires ensuring and observing strict technological control, failure of which leads to serious accidents and even disasters. Tailings dams play a critical role in the mining and metallurgy industry by providing safe storage of production waste. However, their stability and safety are a constant concern. Satellite interferometry (InSAR) is an innovative technology that can effectively monitor deformations and changes in the condition of …

Agfi-Gan: An Attention-Guided And Feature-Integrated Watermarking Model Based On Generative Adversarial Network Framework For Secure And Auditable Medical Imaging Application, Xinyun Liu, Ronghua Xu, Chen Zhao

Michigan Tech Publications

With the rapid digitization of healthcare, the secure transmission of medical images has become a critical concern, especially given the increasing prevalence of cyber threats and data privacy breaches. Medical images are frequently transmitted via the Internet and cloud platforms, making them susceptible to unauthorized access, tampering, and theft. While traditional cryptographic techniques play a vital role, they are often insufficient to fully ensure the integrity and confidentiality of these sensitive images. In this paper, we present AGFI-GAN, a robust and secure framework for medical image watermarking that leverages attention-guided and Feature-Integrated mechanisms within a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN). Specifically, …

Energy-Efficient Technologies For Drying Mulberry Silkworm Cocoons Using Infrared Radiation, Doston Ishmukhammat Ugli Samandarov

Technical science and innovation

The article presents the results of theoretical and experimental studies on drying of mulberry silkworm cocoons. Based on the analysis of drying efficiency and silk quality, the use of infrared radiation (IR) at a temperature of 70 °C was found to be optimal. The experimental data were tested on six mathematical models, among which the Midilli model most accurately described the drying process. The effective moisture diffusion coefficient was found to vary in the range of 1.847×10^-⁹-4.339×10^-⁹ m²/s, and the drying rate was found to be 0.32-0.79 kg of water/hour. IR radiation promotes accelerated evaporation of …

Electrochemical-Method-Induced Strong Metal-Support Interaction In Pt-Cnt@Sno2 For Co-Tolerant Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction, Shen-Zhou Li, Zi-Jie Lin, Qi-An Chen, Zhao Cai, Qing Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

Inducing the classic strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) is an effective approach to enhance the performance of supported metal catalysts by encapsulating the metal nanoparticles (NPs) with supports. Conventional thermal reduction method for inducing SMSI processes is often accompanied by undesirable structural evolution of metal NPs. In this study, a mild electrochemical method has been developed as a new approach to induce SMSI, using the cable structured core@shell CNT@SnO₂ loaded Pt NPs as a proof of concept. The induced SnO_x encapsulation layer on the surface of Pt NPs can protect Pt NPs from the poisoned of CO impurity in …

Synergic Efficiency Of Organophosphonates In The Synthesis And Corrosion Inhibition Of Zinc Complexonates, Shoyunus Botir Ugli Obidov, Xusniddin Nurboboyevich Raximov, Xasan Irgashevich Kadirov, Satridin Maxamatdinovich Turabdjanov

Technical science and innovation

In this article, the processes of metal complex synthesis are studied in detail. Zinc OEDF+NTF complexation reactions were carried out in the presence of polyhydric alcohols, ethylene glycol, glycerol, and citric acid. For the first time, the synergistic efficiency of a mixture of zinc OEDF+NTF complexes with methyldiethanolamine, used as an inhibitor of mineral salt accumulation, was studied. It was found that when selecting the components in equivalent amounts, the inhibition efficiency of the composition is at least 90%. The high efficiency of inhibiting mineral salt accumulation in the composition is due to the presence of methyldiethanolamine, alkylimidazoline, and their …

Bаsing Thе Sресifiс Сhаrасtеristiсs Оf Sаlinе Sоils Оn Thе Bаsis Оf Buildings Аnd Struсturеs In Thе Соnditiоns Оf Uzbеkistаn (Аs Аn Еxаmрlе Оf Thе Mirzасhоl Рlаins), Аbdubaki Djalilovich Kауumоv, Murad Kаmbаrоv, Olmos Zafarov, Zukhriddin Muradov, Islom Ilhom Ugli Ro‘Ziyev

Technical science and innovation

This article comprehensively examines the physical-mechanical and chemical properties of saline soils and their changes under the influence of moisture, as well as the impact of these changes on the foundations of buildings and structures. The study analyzes the variation of salinity levels over time due to prolonged water exposure and its effects on the stability and safety of structures, highlighting critical issues observed in regions of our country where saline soils are prevalent. Based on engineering-geological and hydrogeological research, solutions to minimize the consequences of salinity, determine soil deformation and strength characteristics, and ensure the safety of structures are …

Mathematical Model Of Control Of A Pumping Unit Used In The Technological Process Of Wastewater Treatment, Nodira Batirdjanovna Alimova Dsc, Professor, Aziza Ruzimamamovna Khaitova

Technical science and innovation

Strict environmental and health regulations, as well as the cost-effectiveness of wastewater treatment processes, have made control technology an important priority in the wastewater treatment industry. Control strategies operate on input variables (setpoint values) by choosing the values they should take to influence the evolution of state variables so that output variables (controllable variables) achieve desired values. The object is a pumping unit used in wastewater treatment technology, and its mathematical model is a set of structures reflecting the characteristics of the simulated processes. The main parameters in mathematical models are temperature and vibration level during pump operation, coordinates of …